Build Location Apps on iOS with Swift: Use Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox to Code Location Aware Mobile Apps

© Jeffrey Linwood 2020

J. LinwoodBuild Location Apps on iOS with Swifthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6083-8_15

15. Using Offline Maps with Mapbox

Jeffrey Linwood¹ 

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Austin, TX, USA

 

Many mobile applications need to work in areas with no or limited cellular coverage. If you as a developer want to provide mapping functionality, there are a few ways to do this, but the best way would be to use a map framework that you can use either online or offline. The Mapbox SDK for iOS provides the capability to download offline map tiles and then store them on the user’s phone for use in a map view later. I’ve used this offline functionality to create a hiking app for the New Mexico mountains and to provide maps for kids with iPads on road trips.

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